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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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